Eastern Roman Silver Ring with Garnet Cabochon with Eros and Goat

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6.51 grams, 24.00 mm overall, 18.83 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).

Stepped bezel with applied granules to the shoulders, inset cabochon with intaglio putto riding a goat and holding a wreath in one extended hand in front; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Ex Roseberys, London, 30 November 2021, no.36 (Part).
Private collection, England.

Literature

Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 298, for type.

CONDITION

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